The not-so-invincible Kevin
After another night in Biskek we were coming towards the end of the trip. Tonight would be our last in Kyrgyzstan, and tomorrow we would be headed for Kazakhstan. In just two days I would Posted by kmmk17 in Kevin's Travels | Oct 6, 2016

We've got your name and DOB
After 12 days of continual travelling we were finally basing ourselves somewhere, and after a lovely lie in I awoke in the mid morning and got myself ready for a light day exploring the cap Posted by kmmk17 in Kevin's Travels | Oct 5, 2016

The Tian Shan
Much like the previous day, today's journey continued the skirting of the Fergana Valley borders, before we then ascended into the Tian Shan mountains that transverse Kyrgystan.
With a v Posted by kmmk17 in Kevin's Travels | Oct 4, 2016

Wild Kyrgyzstan - Part 1In China, the number of yearly registered cars is an indicator of improved living standards - almost everbody wants to have a car, even if it means to be stuck in traffic for hours (especially in BJ and Shanghai).
In Kyrgystan, Posted by grizzly99 in Adventures by grizzly99 | Jul 22, 2008

Wild Kyrgyzstan - Part 2At the hostel, I met Laurant again (we stayed at Bahodir's in Samarkand) who also wanted to go to Jeti Orghuz the next day. I would have liked to do another 3-4 day trek and really considered going over Posted by grizzly99 in Adventures by grizzly99 | Jul 22, 2008

KyrgyzstanWe spent only three days in the country, basing ourselves in Bishkek, the capital, and spending one day in Osh.
We arrived on a flight from Dushanbe, Tajikistan (with a stopover in Almaty, Kazakhstan).
For a history of Kyrgystan, see: [[https://www Posted by janejoe in Central Asia - The "Stans" | Jun 18, 2017

Stan: KyrgyzFrom Dushanbe, I 'cheated' a little and flew to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. I enjoy overland travel, but the land route would've taken nearly 3 days, and, in terms of Tajikistan, woul Posted by ksbacon in Bacon on the road | Sep 29, 2016

Au Revoir Almaty, Bonjour BishkekHi friends,
So all is on hold once again.
From a reasonable place to start ….
Having filled up the last 6 pages of my passport with border stamps, this time the stout lass behind the desk, wearing an excessively formidable officers hat, Posted by Banana Spokes in Bears can ride bikes | Apr 28, 2016

Kaptivating KyrgyzstanWith no time pressures we left Fergana for the border crossing into Kyrgyzstan at around 9am for the 100km ride to the border. Once we arrived we were told to wait; 45 minutes in the blazing sun until the gate Posted by ScottyJ in Road of Bones 2014 | Jul 20, 2014

KyrgyzstanWe are in country number six, Kyrgyzstan. The time zone is plus two hours from Moscow, making us four hours behind Australian eastern Standard time. Kyrystan is not as well off as Kazakhstan. The hostel owner here in Bishkek tells Posted by LS overland in L & S Finland to Australia overland trip | Aug 21, 2013

Guesthouse WarningSakura Guesthouse is the most popular guesthouse in Bishkek, and probably the best too, was unfortunately shaken by a rather disgusting event when I visited.
Thus is this a warning against staying there, or at least to stay alert when there.
During Posted by askgudmundsen in Asia Less Travelled | May 19, 2013

When the wanderlust strikes again…So it turns out that four months travelling around the Himalayas and South East Asia is not a good cure for the wanderlust. No sooner had we touched down in the chilly North of England on January 16 2012, and Posted by jparsons in Parsons on Tour | Oct 13, 2012

Kyrgyzstan: an overviewI love Kyrgyzstan. We spent over a month there and had an amazing time. Along with Georgia, it is currently sitting in my top two countries on this trip.
The landscape is stunning - immense mountains, immense wide open spaces, gorgeous Posted by chrisgulik in Eurostar to Auckland | Oct 4, 2012

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